01-03-2024 • Stacie Townsend Is a Sidearm Serve Legal in Pickleball? At times, there can be disputes on the pickleball court and, oftentimes, these disputes center around the rules of pickleball—for... 5 min read
12-12-2023 • Pickle4 Team Start Behind the Baseline on the Return When returning a serve in pickleball, an important tip for court positioning is to start 2-3 feet behind the... 1 min read
12-12-2023 • Stacie Townsend How to Win at Pickleball by Making Your Opponents Make Forced Errors On the pickleball court, there are typically three types of outcomes that end a point: (1) a winner; (2) an unforced error;... 8 min read
12-12-2023 • Frank Cerabino The Pilgrims and Pickleball – The Untold Story We here at Murmurs from the Losers’ Bracket have been inspired by fellow pickleballer, Perri Blackmer. She offered an alternative... 9 min read
12-12-2023 • Stacie Townsend First “Quiet” Pickleball Paddle Hits the Market Several weeks ago, USA Pickleball (the national governing body for the sport) introduced a “Quiet Category” for... 3 min read
12-12-2023 • Stacie Townsend Top 5 Pickleball Mistakes to Avoid in 2024 Although the sport of pickleball was invented over 50 years ago in 1965, the sport, the strategies, the shots, etc. are all... 4 min read
12-12-2023 • Stacie Townsend This Pickleball Strategy is Holding You Back Many pickleball players believe that the serve is simply a shot to start the rally. As a result, these pickleball players... 5 min read
11-14-2023 • Pickle4 Team Placement By Mark Peifer, USA Pickleball Certified Referee; Past Chairman, USA Pickleball Rules Committee “Some of my friends... 2 min read
11-14-2023 • Pickle4 Team Work the Angle When you have an overhead, look to hit the pickleball on an angle (i.e., taking the pickleball to the left or to the right... 1 min read
